Precipitation Helps Southwest Kansas Crops Progress
Farmers report beneficial moisture across Stevens and Scott counties with corn and milo harvest advances. ADM Collingwood Grain in Hugoton notes 99 percent corn and 20 percent milo done locally, while Scott City Co-op reports 100 percent corn and 95 percent milo harvested. statewide mile harvest about 70 percent, corn about 93 percent complete last week. November rainfall ranged 1.85 inches in Stevens and .60 in Scott counties.
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ADM Collingwood Grain
Hugoton
Warren Devore
Devore
Scott City Co-op
Scott City
Stevens County
Scott County
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Kansas
KASS
Co op crop yields and prices across several stations
Harvest yields reported with test weights and bid prices for corn and milo at multiple co operatives including Cropland Co op Satan ta com, Ulysses com, Dodge City Co op, Mon tezuma com, Farmer's Co op, Garden City Co op, and Scott City Co op. Prices range from 1.61 to 2.07 per bushel with varying completion percentages and test weights.
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Cropland Co-op
Satanta. Com
Milo
Ulysses. Com
Dodge City Co-op
Montezuma. Com
Farmer’s Co-op
Garden City
Raptors falconry lesson draws local interest at Plaza Inn
At Plaza Inn in Garden City, a falconry lecture explains apprenticeship paths ending in master falconer status after five years. Attendees learn about passage birds like red tailed hawks and American kestrels, the role of sponsors, and how birds are released after a first year. Falconry season in Kansas runs from September to late March.
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Cherry
David
Aaron Wheeler
Hughey
Harris Hawks
Pamela Stewart
Garden City
Stewart
Plaza Inn
Kansas Ave
Kansas
Meatpackers cut jobs pause amid mad cow disease scare
Excel plans no extra job cuts after laying off nearly 600 when exports stalled following the first mad cow case. It slows production lines but preserves hours. National Beef and U S Premium Beef say production hours will fall in wake of a second possible case. Tyson, Excel and Swift report a months-long struggle from cattle shortages tied to the disease and border closures with Canada.
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At Excel
Klein
National Beef
Meatingplace.com
U.S. Premium Beef
Associated Press
Tyson
Excel
Swift
United States
Canada
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W. Mary
Chrestmas
Brier & Hale Music
N. Main
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